The modern constellation Grus lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngōu), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
Constellation Grus in Chinese sky is not fully seen. Alnair (Alpha Gruis) and Tiaki (Beta Gruis) are bright stars in this constellation that were possibly never seen in the Chinese sky.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鶴座 (tiān hè zuò), meaning "the heaven crane constellation".
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Grus area consists of :
| Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization !Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization | Translation !Western star name | Chinese star name !Romanization | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 虛 | Xū | Emptiness | 敗臼 | Bàijiù | Decayed Mortar |
| γ Gru[1] | 敗臼一 | Bàijiùyī | 1st star | |||
| λ Gru | 敗臼二 | Bàijiùèr | 2nd star | |||
| - | 近南極星區 (non-mansions) | Jìnnánjíxīngōu (non-mansions) | The Southern Asterisms (non-mansions) | 鶴 | Hè | Crane |
| α Gru[2] | 鶴一 | Hèyī | 1st star | |||
| 鶴二 | Hèèr | 2nd star | ||||
| 鶴三 | Hèsān | 3rd star | ||||
| 鶴四 | Hèsì | 4th star | ||||
| 鶴六 | Hèliù | 6th star | ||||
| 鶴七 | Hèqī | 7th star | ||||
| 鶴八 | Hèbā | 8th star | ||||
| 鶴九 | Hèjiǔ | 9th star | ||||
| 鶴十 | Hèshí | 10th star | ||||
| 鶴十一 | Hèshíyī | 11th star | ||||
| 鶴十二 | Hèshíèr | 12th star | ||||
| 鶴增一 | Hèzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||
| δ1 Gru | 鶴增二 | Hèzēngèr | 2nd additional star |